TABLE 2.
Association between perceived job insecurity and absenteeism among Korean full‐time waged workers by gender (N = 19 720)
| Job insecurity | Distribution | Prevalence of absenteeism (0 d vs 1 d or more) | Crude | Adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | |
| Secure | 9953 (50.5) | 881 (8.9) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Insecure | 9767 (49.5) | 914 (9.4) | 1.06 | 0.97, 1.15 | 1.07 | 0.97, 1.16 |
| P value: .216 | P value: .167 | |||||
| Stratified by gender | ||||||
| Male (N = 10 249) | ||||||
| Secure | 5086 (49.6) | 402 (7.9) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Insecure | 5163 (50.4) | 463 (9.0) | 1.13 | 1.00, 1.29 | 1.11 | 0.97, 1.26 |
| P value: .053 | P value: .118 | |||||
| Female (N = 9471) | ||||||
| Secure | 4867 (51.4) | 479 (9.8) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Insecure | 4604 (48.6) | 451 (9.8) | 1.00 | 0.88, 1.12 | 1.03 | 0.91, 1.16 |
| P value: .940 | P value: .696 | |||||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence intervals; PR, prevalence ratios.
Adjusted for gender (not included in gender‐stratified analysis), age, number of household members, education level, monthly income, employment status, occupation, weekly working hours, size of enterprise, and type of workplace.
*
P < .05.
**
P < .01.
***
P < .001.